Category: Union County

ELIZABETH—Dora Mighty, a senior at St. Mary of the Assumption High School in Elizabeth, captured first place in the regional Poetry Out Loud’s competition which was held on Feb. 21 in Red Bank. As regional representative Mighty will have the…

ELIZABETH—At the Elizabeth High School PTA’s monthly meeting, the PTA will host an Elizabeth Board of Education Candidates’ Forum on Monday, April 7, at 7 p.m. at the Elizabeth High School Dwyer House Auditorium located at 600 Pearl Street, Elizabeth.…

A Snapshot From The Past – While we were cleaning up around the News Record office, we discovered this photograph of the Rahway Citizens Youth Recreation Committee baseball team sponsored by the Rahway News Record in 1990. We were…

UNION COUNTY – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced that four Union County school districts will participate in a pilot program for the “2nd Floor Youth Helpline,” a toll-free hotline for middle and high school students. The 2nd…

Read Across America—Linden School #4 Pre-K student Valeria Rodriguez (left) is thrilled to look like the Cat in the Hat for Read Across America on Monday. Mara Cabrera (right), a kindergarten student at Linden School #8, holds the Cat…

Union County Students Attend Darfur Conference—Kean University hosted an international human rights conference, “Darfur: the First Genocide of the 21st Century,” on Friday, Feb. 15. Nearly 1,000 people, including students and teachers from more than ten New Jersey school districts,…

St. John Students Celebrate Youth Art Month – March has been designated Youth Art Month. The following students will represent St. John the Apostle School at an exhibit to be held at IKEA, Elizabeth. Kevin Micheludis – Grade 3, Claudia…

Anything Goes At Rahway High School—In a continued tradition of excellence, Rahway High School Dance and Musical Theatre will perform “Anything Goes” this month. With dance, music, and singing under the direction of teachers Allison Dooley and Robert Van Wyk…